SUSE update for libxml2

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU86052

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25062

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in xmlValidatePopElement when using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML document to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libxml2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-2-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-doc: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

python-libxml2: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-tools: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-2: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

python-libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

python-libxml2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

libxml2-devel: before 2.9.4-46.71.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240556-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.